MongoDB Server up to 6.0.20/7.0.16/8.0.4 OIDC Authentication denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in MongoDB Server up to 6.0.20/7.0.16/8.0.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component OIDC Authentication. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-6709. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MongoDB Server up to 6.0.20/7.0.16/8.0.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component OIDC Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The MongoDB Server is susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability due to improper handling of specific date values in JSON input when using OIDC authentication. This can be reproduced using the mongo shell to send a malicious JSON payload leading to an invariant failure and server crash. This issue affects MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.17 and MongoDB Server v8.0 versions prior to 8.0.5. The same issue affects MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to 6.0.21, but an attacker can only induce denial of service after authenticating.

It is possible to read the advisory at jira.mongodb.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-6709 since 06/26/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 243288 (MongoDB 6.0.x < 6.0.21 / 7.0.x < 7.0.17 / 8.0.x < 8.0.5 DoS OIDC Authentication (SERVER-106748)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.0.21, 7.0.17 or 8.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (243288) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-19228). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 243288
Nessus Name: MongoDB 6.0.x < 6.0.21 / 7.0.x < 7.0.17 / 8.0.x < 8.0.5 DoS OIDC Authentication (SERVER-106748)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Server 6.0.21/7.0.17/8.0.5

Timelineinfo

06/26/2025 Advisory disclosed
06/26/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
06/26/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/15/2025 +81 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jira.mongodb.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-6709 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-6709
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-313987
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/26/2025 16:31
Updated: 09/15/2025 16:33
Changes: 06/26/2025 16:31 (65), 06/27/2025 04:14 (1), 08/02/2025 04:07 (2), 09/15/2025 16:33 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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